Over-age students, primary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Over-age students, primary was 24.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Rwanda, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Rwanda is 24.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Rwanda peaked at 26.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1973.
That places Rwanda 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6.9% | — |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +120.0% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.8% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 26.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Rwanda?
- Over-age students, primary in Rwanda was 24.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1973.
- How does Rwanda rank for over-age students, primary?
- Rwanda ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.